Course Information

CNM offers a wide range of courses, allowing maximum flexibility for each student to curate a distinct educational experience based on their own interests and capabilities. In general, courses offered in CNM can be broadly clustered into three categories:

  • Foundation
  • Domain Knowledge
  • Skillsets

Beyond the five compulsory courses (NM1101E, NM2101, NM2103, NM2104, NM3550C/Y), CNM students can take courses from as many clusters as they wish. The ten clusters are shown below.

To ensure continued relevance to industry trends and to reflect the latest innovation in research and teaching, the department regularly reviews its courses and the curriculum. Do expect changes to current courses as CNM incorporates the new College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS) focus on interdisciplinary learning and graduation requirements to produce the most enriching undergraduate learning experience.

More detail on our courses can be found on this page.

You may refer to the documents below for guidance on the Course Registration (CourseReg) exercise which takes place at the start of each semester:

CourseReg Guide for Cohort 2018-2020
CourseReg Guide for Cohort 2021

Categories and Clusters

Foundation

Domain knowledge

Skillsets

Theory and Method
Public Communication
Corporate Communication
Computational Communication
Culture & Communication
PR and Organisations
Policy and Governance
Creative Industries
Interactive Media Design
Media Production

Courses in each cluster

Foundation Cluster

NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society
NM2101 Theories of Communications and New Media
NM2103 Quantitative Research Methods
NM2104 Qualitative Communication Research Methods

NM2207 Computational Media Literacy
NM2209 Social Psychology of New Media
NM3241* Cultural Studies: Theory and Practice
NM4102/NM4102HM Advanced Communications and New Media Research

Public & Corporate Communication Cluster

GET1008/GEX1005 Public Speaking and Critical Reasoning
NM2219 Principles of Communication Management
NM3244 Consulting as a Communication and Career Skill
NM4228/NM4228HM Risk and Crisis Communication
NM4245/NM4245HM Political Communication
NM4258/NM4258HM Health Communication

Culture and Communication Cluster

GEH1001/GEC1000 Globalisation and New Media
GES1031/GESS1022 Culture and Communication in Singapore
GEH1061/GEX1001 Representation and Media
NM3242 Organisational Communication and Leadership
NM4212/NM4212HM Race, Media and Representation
NM4244/NM4244HM Sex in the Media
NM4253/NM4253HM Communications, Culture and Environment
NM4254/NM4254HM Media, City and Public Culture

Computational Communication Cluster

NM4238/NM4238HM Software Studies
NM4242/NM4242HM Critical Perspectives on Technology
NM4255/NM4255HM Social Media and Computational Communication
NM4256/NM4256HM Communication and Digital Collaborations

Media Production Cluster

NM2220 Introduction to Media Writing
NM3211 News Writing, Editing and Publishing
NM3217 Principles of Visual Communication Design
NM3219 Writing for Communication Management
NM3230 Digital Storytelling
NM4208/NM4208HM Strategic Communication Design
NM4231/NM4231HM Digital Media Storytelling Strategies
NM4247/NM4247HM Creative Writing in the Marketplace
NM4250/NM4250HM Data Journalism and Analysis
NM4880H/NM4880HHM (Special Topics): Entertainment for Social Good

Interactive Media Design Cluster

NM3243 User Experience Design
NM4259/NM4259HM Mobile Interaction Design
NM4260/NM4260HM Game Design
NM5219R Critical Design

Policy and Governance Cluster

NM2223 Media Law and Policy
NM4206/NM4206HM Media Policy and Regulation

Creative Industries Cluster

NM3205 Digital Media Cultures
NM3245 Managing Arts and Cultural Events
NM4213/NM4213HM Digital Economies
NM4249/NM4249HM Media and Audiences
NM5218R Cultural Policy

PR and Organisations

NM4207/NM4207HM Managing Communication Campaigns
NM4230/NM4230HM Communication for Social Change
NM4257/NM4257HM Multiplatform Advertising Strategies